“Lots of questions are saved if a person learns the simple meaning patiently and in depth, and takes care not only to read every word carefully, but also every letter.” Rav Ezra Attiya ztz”l, the Sephardic gadol of Eretz Yisrael raised the status of Sephardic Torah scholarship for a century.
The stories are painful, the reality heartbreaking. A disturbing number of our children are using drugs and many have become addicts. What can we do to stem the tide?
We arrived in Manipur unannounced, to get a bona fide glimpse into how the Bnei Menashe really live. We found young boys in yarmulkes and tzitzis, men devotedly going to shul each morning for a 90-minute Shacharis, women running their homes according to halachic standards. Are these indeed the Lost Tribes on their way back home?
Just three months ago, as the presidential primary season got underway, the burning question was whether Donald Trump could capitalize on his popularity in the polls and translate that into votes. Ten million votes and victories in 25 states later, the real estate mogul and television celebrity is on the verge of closing the biggest deal he has ever bargained for. An exclusive Mishpacha interview
“If you want to understand who I am, and what gave me the strength to do the things I’ve done, I have to tell you about my parents and my childhood home.”
When Yitzchak Chaskelson creates a Kiddush cup, he knows he’ll never be able to replicate it. That’s because each of his silver items is handmade, chiseled and embossed from scratch, sometimes taking months, or even years, to complete.
